Think Pair Share Cooperative Learning Panoramio Activity Artifact: Digital Collection of photos that are the students' and from the program that represent feelings and emotions.
Students will understand that there are different purposes of artists and artwork during the Holocaust.
Students will understand that there are differences between artifacts and multiple forms of art and their contributions to the Holocaust.
Students will know that artwork and artifacts created during this time period are representative of feelings and emotions exhibited by people involved in the Holocaust.
Students will be able to express the feelings and emotions that are exhibited throughout artwork and artifacts created by people affected by the Holocaust.
Maine Learning Results: Visual and Performing Arts
B. Creation, Performance, and Expression - Visual Arts
B3. Making Meaning
Students create art works that communicate an individual point of view.
c. Communicate a variety of ideas, feelings, and meanings.
Circle The Safe Cooperative Learning
Blogging Responses Artifact: Blog - Responses to the artwork and musical selections
Students will understand that there are different purposes of artists and artwork during the Holocaust.
Students will understand that there are differences between artifacts and multiple forms of art and their contributions to the Holocaust.
Students will know that musical productions and artistic representations hold true and sometimes underlying meanings.
Students will be able to make meaning of the artwork and musical pieces created during the time of the Holocaust.
Maine Learning Results: Visual and Performing Arts
B. Creation, Performance, and Expression - Visual Arts
B3. Making Meaning
Students create art works that communicate an individual point of view.
c. Communicate a variety of ideas, feelings, and meanings.
3. Apply Hook:Video Learning Activity (Graphic Organizer, Cooperative Learning, Technology): Storyboard Graphic Organizer
Three Step Interview Cooperative Learning
Garageband Class Work Artifact: Garageband - Creating a music piece that represents emotional and physical struggles
Students will understand that there are different purposes of artists and artwork during the Holocaust.
Students will understand that there are differences between artifacts and multiple forms of art and their contributions to the Holocaust.
Students will know how to represent emotions through artistic and musical pieces.
Students will be able to create meaningful pieces of art or music that represent the emotional and physical struggles occurring during the Holocaust.
Maine Learning Results: Visual and Performing Arts
B. Creation, Performance, and Expression - Visual Arts
B3. Making Meaning
Students create art works that communicate an individual point of view.
c. Communicate a variety of ideas, feelings, and meanings.
Jigsaw Cooperative Learning Museum Box to compare artifacts, as practice for the assignment Artifact: Museum Box - Comparing artifacts by using this program to group together different files (pictures, videos, etc.)
Students will understand that there are different purposes of artists and artwork during the Holocaust.
Students will understand that there are differences between artifacts and multiple forms of art and their contributions to the Holocaust.
Students will know what characteristics in artwork or music are telling of different positions in the Holocaust and the war.
Students will be able to effectively compare artifacts from different parties active during the war and reveal their similarities and differences.
Maine Learning Results: Visual and Performing Arts
E. Visual and Performing Arts Connections
E1 The Arts and History and World Cultures
Grades 6-8
Students will compare products of the visual/performing arts to understand history and/or world cultures.
5. Empathy Hook:Video Learning Activity (Graphic Organizer, Cooperative Learning, Technology): Graphic Organizer
Team Pair Solo Cooperative Learning
Garageband (for practice on podcast) Artifact: Podcast - Creating a podcast
Students will understand that there are different purposes of artists and artwork during the Holocaust.
Students will understand that there are differences between artifacts and multiple forms of art and their contributions to the Holocaust.
Students will know the struggles and difficulty that the people experiencing the Holocaust were facing physically and emotionally.
Students will be able to imagine themselves as a part of the struggling people during the Holocaust.
Maine Learning Results: Visual and Performing Arts
B. Creation, Performance, and Expression - Visual Arts
B3. Making Meaning
Students create art works that communicate an individual point of view.
c. Communicate a variety of ideas, feelings, and meanings.
Think Pair Share Cooperative Learning
Capzles (to organize ideas and start product) Artifact: Digital Product displaying and explaining artwork from the full unit. (Capzles, iMovie, Wikispace, Museum Box, etc.)
Students will understand that there are different purposes of artists and artwork during the Holocaust.
Students will understand that there are differences between artifacts and multiple forms of art and their contributions to the Holocaust.
Students will know that this war, including the Holocaust, had lasting and telling affects on the development of the world that continue to be felt today.
Students will be able to continue to be aware of the repercussions of this war that are still present today.
Maine Learning Results: Visual and Performing Arts
E. Visual and Performing Arts Connections
E1 The Arts and History and World Cultures
Grades 6-8
Students will compare products of the visual/performing arts to understand history and/or world cultures.
Instructional Plan/Learning Activities
Content:Hook: Websites Featuring Artwork
Example A
Example B
Learning Activity (Graphic Organizer, Cooperative Learning, Technology):
Think Pair Share Cooperative Learning
Panoramio Activity
Artifact: Digital Collection of photos that are the students' and from the program that represent feelings and emotions.
Students will understand that there are differences between artifacts and multiple forms of art and their contributions to the Holocaust.
B. Creation, Performance, and Expression - Visual Arts
B3. Making Meaning
Students create art works that communicate an individual point of view.
c. Communicate a variety of ideas, feelings, and meanings.
Hook: Video
Learning Activity (Graphic Organizer, Cooperative Learning, Technology):
Circle The Safe Cooperative Learning
Blogging Responses
Artifact: Blog - Responses to the artwork and musical selections
Students will understand that there are differences between artifacts and multiple forms of art and their contributions to the Holocaust.
B. Creation, Performance, and Expression - Visual Arts
B3. Making Meaning
Students create art works that communicate an individual point of view.
c. Communicate a variety of ideas, feelings, and meanings.
Hook: Video
Learning Activity (Graphic Organizer, Cooperative Learning, Technology):
Storyboard Graphic Organizer
Three Step Interview Cooperative Learning
Garageband Class Work
Artifact: Garageband - Creating a music piece that represents emotional and physical struggles
Students will understand that there are differences between artifacts and multiple forms of art and their contributions to the Holocaust.
B. Creation, Performance, and Expression - Visual Arts
B3. Making Meaning
Students create art works that communicate an individual point of view.
c. Communicate a variety of ideas, feelings, and meanings.
Hook: Museum Website
Learning Activity (Graphic Organizer, Cooperative Learning, Technology):
Jigsaw Cooperative Learning
Museum Box to compare artifacts, as practice for the assignment
Artifact: Museum Box - Comparing artifacts by using this program to group together different files (pictures, videos, etc.)
Students will understand that there are differences between artifacts and multiple forms of art and their contributions to the Holocaust.
E. Visual and Performing Arts Connections
E1 The Arts and History and World Cultures
Grades 6-8
Students will compare products of the visual/performing arts to understand history and/or world cultures.
Hook: Video
Learning Activity (Graphic Organizer, Cooperative Learning, Technology):
Graphic Organizer
Team Pair Solo Cooperative Learning
Garageband (for practice on podcast)
Artifact: Podcast - Creating a podcast
Students will understand that there are differences between artifacts and multiple forms of art and their contributions to the Holocaust.
B. Creation, Performance, and Expression - Visual Arts
B3. Making Meaning
Students create art works that communicate an individual point of view.
c. Communicate a variety of ideas, feelings, and meanings.
Hook: Rememberance Video
Learning Activity (Graphic Organizer, Cooperative Learning, Technology):
Think Pair Share Cooperative Learning
Capzles (to organize ideas and start product)
Artifact: Digital Product displaying and explaining artwork from the full unit. (Capzles, iMovie, Wikispace, Museum Box, etc.)
Students will understand that there are differences between artifacts and multiple forms of art and their contributions to the Holocaust.
E. Visual and Performing Arts Connections
E1 The Arts and History and World Cultures
Grades 6-8
Students will compare products of the visual/performing arts to understand history and/or world cultures.